.    This week we feature fiddle and banjo player Buddy Griffin.  Jim & Jesse McReynolds are on the cover of our December 2023 issue and as part of his long and distinguished bluegrass career Buddy performed with Jim & Jesse, and continued to perform with Jesse after Jim's passing.  At the same time he performed with Jesse, Buddy was also performing with Bobby Osbourne.  Since the bluegrass world lost both Jesse & Bobby this year, we felt it was a great time to feature Buddy on the podcast and talk with him about working with both of these bluegrass legends.

This week we feature Noah Wall, the singer and fiddle player with The Barefoot Movement.  We talk with Noah about her career in music thus far, including her time at ETSU and the origin of The Barefoot Movement, all the way through the band's current Christmas tour and the series of new singles they are releasing every month this winter.  You will also hear some new music from the band.

This week we feature the Blue Highway’s Dobro player Gary Hultman.  Gary grew up performing with his family's band and is a graduate of the bluegrass program at ETSU.  He performed with the Boxcars before joining Blue Highway in 2019.

This week we feature the talented Dobro and bass player Jeff Partin, who is currently performing with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage.  We talk with Jeff about getting his start with his family’s band as a young kid, the various groups he has performed and recorded with over the years, his work as a recording engineer and his upcoming new album.

This week we feature the extremely talented multi-instrumentalist, and the IBMA's five-time Dobro Player of the Year, Justin Moses.  We talk with Justin about how he got started playing music in his family’s band, the various bands that he has performed with since that time and his touring with Bela Fleck over the past couple of years.

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist and singer Gaven Largent who plays the Dobro with East Nash Grass and the Dan Tyminski Band.  Jerry Douglas is on the cover of our November 2023 issue and so our podcasts this month highlight Dobro Players and first up is Gaven Largent.

This week we feature banjo player Cory Walker.  Cory is currently performing and recording with the band East Nash Grass, as well as others, like The Dillards, Tim O'Brien and Jason Carter.  He has also recently come out with a solo album titled School Project.  We will talk with Corey about his bluegrass banjo journey to date and the new recording.

This week we feature guitarist Ben Garnett.  Missy Raines is on the cover of our October 2023 issue and Ben is the current guitar player in Missy’s band Allegeheny.  We’ll talk with Ben about his move from rock and jazz guitar to bluegrass music while he was in college, about being a member of Missy’s band, and his newest solo recording.

This week we feature mandolinist Steve Smith.  Our cover story artist for October 2023 issue is Missy Raines. Steve and Missy performed and recorded in the mid-1980s in a band called Cloud Valley.  We’ll talk with Steve about his work with Missy and trace his career up through the present day, highlighting bands he has performed with, recordings he has been involved in and his work teaching music lessons and running music instructional events.

This week we feature guitar master Jim Hurst.  Our October 2023 cover story artist is Missy Raines.  Jim and Missy have worked together as members of Claire Lynch’s band and also as a duo.  We talk with Jim about guitar pickin’, various aspects of his career and his work with Missy Raines.